A woman who was seriously injured when the SUV she was a passenger in struck a deer in north Georgia on Saturday has died.
According to Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire, Ellen Fiorenza, 72, of Conyers died Monday afternoon at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville from her injuries.
She was a passenger in a Toyota Venza traveling north on Ga. 15/Expressway 441 north of Hollywood when the deer ran in front of the SUV , struck it, and was thrown through the windshield, Georgia State Patrol reported.
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The crash happened near Tom Born Road.
Officials did not specify if the driver was injured.
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